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G. P. FOSTE Cartridge .Case.

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UNITED STATES PA'rnn'r-Orrrcn.

GEORGE P. Fos'rEa, or rnovinnnen, eaonn ISLAND.

IMPROVEMENT IN CARTRIDGE-CASES.

Specification fmwming part of Letters Pateht N o. 27 ,7 91,0lat ed April 10, 1860;

To all whom it may concern: In the drawings, A denotes the cartridge Be it known that I, GEORGE P FOSTER, of case, of which a is the projecting head carried the city and county ot'lrovidence and State around the front end or ball mouth of such of Rhode island, have invented a new and usecase. This head is formed with a groove or I ful Improveme'nti-n Gases ior Cartridges oi recess, b, extending within it, and around the Fire-Arms; and I do hereby declare the same inner surface-oi the case, and so as to encomis fully described and represented in the folpass the ball when placed within the mouth or lowing specification and the accompanying front end of such case; This chamber is for drawings, of which-1- the, purpose of containing tallow or grease, or Figure l is an external view,"and Fig. 2 a it may carry part of the load of powder. longitudinal section, of one of my improved "I claim- 4 cartridge-cases. The improved cartridge-case as made with 'The nature" i my improvement consists in the grease-chamber arranged within it and in making the cartridge-case-with a recess or its head as specified. grease-chamber within its projecting bead, Witnesses: GEO.- P. FOSTER. which serves to close the joint of 'the breech JOSEPH A. SCOTT, of the gun. BENJ. 'Y. Lorene. 

